Snooker Discussion Thread: first live sporting event in UK since lockdown EurosportHD
 

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2020_Championship_League

currently ongoing, on Eurosport


so far Mark Joyce, Luca Brecel, Judd Trump, Ryan Day, David Gilbert, Harvey Chandler already have won their groups and qualified for groups winners stage




anyone from here been following this

Anybody watching the UK championship final? It stands at 8-8 atm with 3 frames left to play. It’s been really close and Robertson just broke the record of most centuries in a UK championship.

9-9 down to the last frame. Robertson really putting the pressure on Trump.

This one frame has gone on for nearly an hour. They both must be so mentally exhausted.

Robertson won the championship. He potted the pink and didn’t know if he had won or not he was that exhausted :laugh:. Shame for Trump though he made some really good safety shots in that final frame.

How did Trump miss that Pink? the absolute Clown!

Great final frame

Mind you, nothing will beat the Wilson/McGill semi final decider at the World’s this year. Best frame in snooker history

Conclusion of the World final today.

Mark Selby leads Shaun Murphy 10-7 overnight

Game gets back underway very shortly.

I'm shouting for Selby to win his forth title and put himself up there with the all time greats.

Full House and electric atmosphere at the Crucible.

I've just walked past Shaun Murphy. I was just walking in the town centre and Shaun Murphy with some guy, I presume his manager or dad, with his snooker cue case in hand.

So I Googled to see if there is a tournament in Hull and there is. Only eight players are in the tournament and one is my favourite player, Mark Selby, I wish I'd have seen him instead, I'd have asked for a selfie.

There's been a protest at the world championship. Two people tried to get to the table. One got on the table and poured a orange powder all over it.

Dont know what they were protesting

Why didn't nobody tell me the World championships had started?

This is what happens when you no longer watch TV. Unless someone mentions it, you miss the things you actually liked.

Just caught this as it happened. Madness. The girl had STOP on her tshirt, wonder if it had anything to do with the protests at the National at weekend?

On the red button and Eurosport.

Ronnie, Robertson both thru

The guy with the orange powder had 'STOP OIL' or something like that on his t-shirt

Hossein Jafari also thru to play Ronnie in the next round

I've just found out that Murphy actually won this tournament in Hull. I think it was down to him walking past me. That was his inspiration.

I made this post because it's not everyday I walk by famous World champion sportsmen. I was a bit a taken back.

He actually looked smaller and skinnier in the flesh than he does on the telly.

Sick of these protestors trying to ruin everything for the normal public, need to start giving serious sentences for stuff like that or it's only going to get worse

We should introduce these protesters into some good old fashioned hooliganism. They'd soon run for their mummy's.

Yes Clip was on Ch4HDnews


That bugger sat on the table and Punched Orange Powder
all over the place.


I think Security guards need sticks
this can be stopped


It is shown on BBC TV as well.

https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2023/04...1756359026.jpg

Just Stop Oil Punk

https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2023/04...1757726253.jpg

Drag him Out


https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/art...mpionship.html

yeah, something has to be done that actually acts as a deterrent

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/snooker/65305903

Security Failed today
he sat there for a few seconds
best time to grab him

Then he gets out his bag of Orange Powder

What happened to the good old days when people used to selfimmolation for a cause they believed in.

And the idiot thought that stopping a Snooker match was the way to go.:joker:

This country can't even punish Paedophiles and animal abusers, let alone something that's a bit more morally complex.

That's not a protest, that's criminal damage. He's damaged other people's property.

That's like me putting a brick through this guys window and smashing every bit of his property I can get my hands on and then claim that I'm protesting oil. Do you think this guy would support that protest?

i think they have to separate protest from criminal damage. If they commit criminal damage in the process of protesting, it should be an offence that results in them being locked up

Luca Brecel is the first player into the final. After a stunning comeback in the Quater-final to beat Ronnie o'Sullivan, he out did that in the semi-final by breaking the crucible comeback record. He trailed 14-5 before coming back to win 17-15.

The second semi-final is about to start. Mark Selby leads Mark Allen 11-10 going into this final session. They're already behind in frames having only played 21 frames so far when they should have already played 24. There is potentially 12 frames left if this goes all the way, and with the pace this tactical battle is going, they could still be playing at 3 o clock in the morning or later.

It may not go late after all. Selby has taken the first four frames of the session and now is just two frames away, leading 15-10.

Selby is a Green bays genius.

Is Ronnie still in the competition ?


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No. Got beat in the Quater-final.

Luca Brecel beat Ronnie and Luca is in the final. Selby is one frame away from joining him.

Shame


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Well done to Luca Brecel.

Pulling off his own Birmingham City style comeback against Swansea moment.

Mark Selby has just done a 147. The first ever in a World championship final.

Go on The Jester

Had a good chat about snooker with the boy today in the car

Who will win/who are you rooting for? Selby or Brecel?

I'd like a Luca victory, but then it would be a great and massive achievement for Selby to take the title for a fifth time so whatever will be. X